No. 21-449

Bilal Abdul Kareem v. William J. Burns, Director, Central Intelligence Agency, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2021-09-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-rights d-c-circuit due-process government-media government-transparency judicial-notice online-publication standing sua-sponte technology
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess FifthAmendment Immigration JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-11-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the D.C. Circuit's decision to dismiss the case based on disputed facts noticed sua sponte and without due process was improper

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED WHETHER THE D.C. CIRCUITS DECISION TO DISMISS THE CASE BASED ON DISPUTED FACTS NOTICED SUA SPONTE AND WITHOUT DUE PROCESS WAS IMPROPER. WHETHER THE LACK OF GUIDANCE FROM THIS COURT HAS RESULTED IN CONFUSION ABOUT APPROPRIATE SCOPE OF JUDICIAL NOTICE AS TO THE TRUTH OF FACTS CONTAINED IN ONLINE MEDIA PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT. ii PARTIES The Petitioner below) is Bilal Abdul Kareem, a United States citizen and journalist. The Respondents below) are William J. Burns, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; Llyod J. Austin ITI, the Secretary of Defense; Alejandro Mayorkas, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Merrick Garland, the Attorney General of the United States; Avril Haines, the Director of National Intelligence; Jake Sullivan, the National Security Adviser; the Departments of Defense, Justice, Homeland Security; and the Central Intelligence Agency and the United States of America.

Docket Entries

2021-11-15
Petition DENIED.
2021-10-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/12/2021.
2021-10-25
Waiver of right of respondent Burns, William J., et al. to respond filed.
2021-09-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 25, 2021)

Attorneys

Bilal Abdul Kareem
Eric Leslie LewisLewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC, Petitioner
Burns, William J., et al.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent